One of Apple’s main contractors in China has been making progress when it comes to improving working conditions, but there’s still a lot more to do. That’s the view of a labor monitor appointed by Apple. HPR’s Bill Dorman has more in today’s Asia Minute.

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Hawaii County will soon get a brand new beach park just south of Kona Airport. But before the county can accept it, there is important work going on. From Hawaii Island, HPR's Sherry Bracken tells us more.

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It's that time of
year, when Mayors submit their budgets to County Councils. In Hawaii
County, the main headline from Mayor Billy Kenoi's budget is a proposal to
raise property taxes. From the Big Island, HPR's Sherry Bracken tells us
more.

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If you look out the window
anywhere across the islands, the Arctic Circle
may feel like a long way away. But at a meeting in Sweden this week, a number of Asian
countries are trying to get a bit closer. HPR’s Bill Dorman explains in today’s Asia Minute.

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This Friday is Bike to Work Day in Hawaii. The annual event promotes bike safety and encourages more people to think about the possibility of commuting by bike. But, as HPR’s Molly Solomon reports, many in the cycling community worry the state isn’t doing enough to make Hawaii more bike-friendly.

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Award winning writer, storyteller, educator, Makia Malo, was
diagnosed with Hansen’s disease at age 12, and exiled to Kalaupapa in
1947. HPR’s Noe Tanigawa spoke with Malo
about experiences included in his new memoir.

Makia Malo will appear at this weekend’s Hawai’i Book and
Music Festival for a talk story and reading from his new book, My Name is
Makia: A Memoir of Kalaupapa. Pamela Young & Jeff Gere, contributors to Makia Malo’s new
book, will appear also, this Saturday, May 18th, 10am in the Alana Hawaiian
Culture Pavillion.

New farming techniques are popping up in places all over Hawaii. And some of them are in places not even close to traditional farmlands. HPR’s Molly Solomon reports on a program at a local penitentiary that’s growing food behind prison walls.

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Honolulu is
not the only city with a debate about trains. In Vietnam,
there’s been an ongoing discussion about improving the rail link between Hanoi and Ho Chi
Minh City. HPR’s Bill Dorman has more in today’s Asia Minute.

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Voters across Pakistan
will go to the polls tomorrow for national parliamentary elections. While the
campaign has been marked by violence, the event will also produce some history.
HPR’s Bill Dorman has more in today’s Asia Minute.

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There are an estimated two thousand maker spaces around the
world. Also called hackerspaces or
co-working spaces, these enclaves of equipment and creative people are part of
a changing way of working. HPR’s Noe
Tanigawa reports.

Maui Makers is the grant manager for SpaceGAMBIT, a $500,000 2 year
DARPA funded program to encourage makerspaces around the world to work on
projects that promote humanity's long term survival and expansion into space.

A troublesome visitor has landed on the west side of the Big Island of Hawaii. The little fire ant has been on the Hilo side of Hawaii Island, on Maui, and Kaua'i, for years. And now, as of just a few months ago, it's appeared in Kona. From Hawaii Island, HPR's Sherry Bracken tells us more.

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The president of South Korea spent a couple of days in Washington this week.
She met with President Obama and told a joint session of Congress that it’s
time to stop rewarding North
Korea for bad behavior. HPR’s Bill Dorman
has more in today’s Asia Minute.

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China is
an important growth market for Hawaii’s
tourism business. And that means developments concerning the country’s largest
airline can be interesting to a wide audience. HPR's Bill Dorman has more in
today’s Asia Minute...

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In celebration of National Nurse Week – we’re taking a look at a nursing
program that’s working towards bringing diversity to the medical field. It’s
lifting many Native Hawaiian students out of poverty…and onto a path toward
nursing. HPR’s Molly Solomon reports.

Since 2002, the Big Island Drug Court has provided a path for non violent criminals to become productive members of society. One of the requirements of the stringent process is for participants to help their community. From Hawaii Island, HPR's Sherry Bracken tells us about one such work project.

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This is graduation time for everybody from kindergarten to college. Hawaii Community College designs some of their end of year ceremonies for both East Hawaii and West Hawaii students to be uniquely Hawaiian. HPR's Sherry Bracken was at the West Hawaii ceremony and tells us more.

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Losing the popular vote but
winning political power. It’s happened before in the U.S.
presidential election, and now it’s happened in a different context in Malaysia. HPR’s Bill Dorman explains in today’s Asia Minute.

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